2008 Woodie Awards
Voices Articles
Lennox and the First Amendment
What hypocrisy from Dennis Lennox! The man who constantly invokes the First Amendment and Freedom of Information is now calling for the silencing of voices who oppose him. If you think I'm overreacting, read his words about Brent McDermott's column on Mitt Romney.
Obama gets free pass from media
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The Clinton Machine has a new accusation against Barack Obama: Plagiarism. Dismissing this audacious claim as the Clintons "being the Clintons" is easy to do. After observing coverage of this spat, it became clear the press has taken a liking to writing any Clinton grievance off as erroneous, as well.
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Our Readers Voice
Girlfriend should be responsible
I am appalled at the article in Central Michigan Life about the beating at the Wayside Bar on New Year's Eve. What kind of a person would write in detail the testimony of the girlfriend in gruesome detail? Who in their right minds could take pen and pencil and write the beating in detail to the public? Are they insane? The girlfriend saw and did nothing about it.
CMYOU
How do you feal about the MI-Loan program being canceled?
Predatory loans
They are wolves in banker's clothing, hiding their predatory nature behind polo shirts, a name-tag and maybe a nice sweater. One of their victims remained out of sight until last Friday, when Michigan officials announced the slow death of the Michigan Alternative Student Loans Program (MI-LOANS).
Bush must pressure Sudan on Dafur
International action is urgent and security must be restored
The following editorial appeared in Newsday on Friday, Feb. 15: Steven Spielberg played his role last week to bring renewed attention to the genocide in Darfur, now it's President George W. Bush's turn in the lights. The acclaimed film director withdrew as a consultant to the Chinese government for the opening and closing ceremonies of this year's Olympics Games, in an attempt to embarrass it into action.
